Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
56
Highest
81.9%
Finland
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
53.8%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
664

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 81.9% in Finland; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 53.8%, and the mean is 50.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 819.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 8,350.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 55.9%).

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 81.9% 2023 up 36.0% rising
2 Denmark 78.2% 2024 up 44.5% rising
3 Norway 77.0% 2021 up 53.7% rising
4 Cyprus 73.5% 2023 up 131.9% volatile
5 United Arab Emirates 70.2% 2023 up 74.2% rising
6 Switzerland 69.1% 2023 up 18.1% rising
7 Bahrain 68.8% 2023 up 123.4% rising
8 Hungary 68.3% 2024 up 40.2% rising
9 Sweden 68.0% 2024 up 23.4% rising
10 Lithuania 67.2% 2023 up 66.3% rising
11 Spain 67.1% 2023 up 58.6% volatile
12 Korea 66.1% 2023 up 48.9% rising
13 Czechia 65.5% 2023 up 59.4% volatile
13 Malta 65.5% 2023 up 74.7% rising
15 Austria 65.2% 2024 up 35.3% volatile
16 Netherlands 63.9% 2016 up 41.7% rising
17 Iceland 63.7% 2013 up 65.0% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63.7% 2020 up 91.9% rising
19 Germany 58.5% 2024 down 1.3% rising
20 Serbia 57.7% 2022 up 527.2% rising
21 Croatia 57.6% 2023 up 73.5% rising
22 Luxembourg 56.0% 2024 down 4.3% rising
23 Singapore 54.8% 2023 up 470.8% volatile
23 Türkiye 54.8% 2024 up 71.8% volatile
25 France 54.7% 2023 up 14.7% rising
26 Belgium 54.4% 2023 up 23.9% rising
27 Poland 53.8% 2023 up 113.5% volatile
27 Italy 53.8% 2023 up 67.6% volatile
29 Latvia 53.7% 2023 up 44.7% volatile
30 Portugal 53.0% 2023 up 37.0% rising
31 Montenegro 51.7% 2022 up 7.9% rising
32 Mexico 51.5% 2023 up 100.4% volatile
33 Slovakia 50.6% 2024 up 13.2% rising
34 Brazil 49.8% 2023 up 115.6% rising
34 Slovenia 49.8% 2023 up 3.5% rising
36 Romania 47.2% 2023 up 79.5% rising
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.2% 2023 up 1,148.7% rising
38 Georgia 43.7% 2023 up 30.1% rising
39 Bulgaria 43.6% 2023 up 60.9% volatile
40 North Macedonia 42.3% 2017 up 176.5% rising
40 Palestine, State of 42.3% 2019 up 345.3% volatile
42 Greece 39.8% 2016 up 650.9% volatile
43 Egypt 37.5% 2022 up 166.0% rising
44 Estonia 37.4% 2017 up 45.0% rising
45 Ireland 36.1% 2015 up 205.9% volatile
46 Colombia 35.8% 2023 up 1.7% flat
47 Albania 35.7% 2023 rising
48 Russian Federation 35.1% 2023 up 147.2% rising
49 Paraguay 33.8% 2023 up 8,350.0% volatile
50 Ukraine 28.6% 2021 up 221.3% volatile
51 Kazakhstan 26.4% 2023 up 87.2% rising
52 Thailand 16.9% 2020 up 164.1% rising
53 Qatar 16.0% 2020 down 55.9% falling
54 Morocco 15.2% 2021 down 12.6% falling
55 Azerbaijan 5.8% 2023 up 93.3% rising
56 El Salvador 0.1% 2020 down 50.0% rising

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
56 places, 664 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release